Background
Crossley, Francis Rendel Erskine was born on July 21, 1915 in Quarndon Derby, England. Son of Erskine Alick and Edith Mary (Helme) Crossley. came to the United States, 1937, naturalized, 1957.
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Dynamics in machines
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Francis Rendel Erskine Crossley
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Bachelor in Mech. Sciences, Cambridge (England) University, 1937; Master of Arts, Cambridge U., England, 1941; Doctor of Engineering, Yale University, 1949.
Career
Assistant professor mechanic engineering, Yale University, New Haven, 1944-1955;
fellow Branford College, Yale University, New Haven, 1948-1965;
associate professor, Yale University, New Haven, 1955-1965;
visiting fellow, U. Manchester (England) Institute Science and Technology, 1965;
professor mechanic engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 1966-1969;
professor mechanic engineering, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1970-1978;
professor сivil engineering, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1978-1980;
professor сivil engineering emeritus, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, since 1980. Adjunct Professor mechanic engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1978-1979, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1988-1991. Fulbright lecturer Technische Hochschule Munich, 1962-1963, Technology U. Bucharest, Romania, 1976.
Member United States del.forestry energy division International Energy Agency, Ottawa, Helsinki, Dublin, 1977-1979. Initiated talks with Soviet Academy Sciences for United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics exchange of information on space flight, 1970. Staff scientist Connecticut State Legislature, Hartford, 1981-1983.
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Chairman solid waste management commission Town of Branford, Connecticut, 1985-1986, board education, 1987-1992. Chairman land management, 1995-1996, trustee Branford Land Trust, 1996-1999. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (life, chairman mechanisms conference Atlanta 1968, legislation fellow1981-1983, Centennial medal 1980, Machine Design award 1991), American Society.Engring.
Education; member Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (honorary correspondent), International Federation for Theory Machines and Mechanisms (honorary, founding committee, author constitution, 1st vice president 1967-1975).
Connections
Married Mary Eleanor De Lacy Bernadotte Coyne, August 23, 1941 (deceased May, 1998). Children: Phyllis DeLacy Mervine, Michael Francis Erskine Crossley.
